I apprehend... that the total abandonment of the principle of rotation in the offices of President and Senator will end in abuse. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is… — Ralph Norman Copy Share Image
Politics and self-interest have been so uniformly connected, that the world, from being so often deceived, has a right to be suspicious… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
People that had the guts to put their loyalty to the Constitution ahead of their loyalty to their political party were citizen… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
There is a long and honorable tradition of citizens in service to their nation that goes back at least as far as… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
I've become a huge fan of term limits," the former aide said, "because Armey and the others in leadership used to be… — Mark Sanford Copy Share Image
When I came to Washington, I was troubled to observe so many similarities between the behaviors of drug-addicted patients and my political… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Governor would serve a five-year term and be ineligible for reelection. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It is easy to see how after receiving this adoration for a term or two most members become convinced they are indispensable. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I have always thought that term limits for Justices sound good until you really give the issue some thought. — David Stras Copy Share Image
Those who have been intoxicated with power... can never willingly abandon it. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than… — George Mason Copy Share Image
[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians. — Bill Frist Copy Share Image
After a time, civil servants tend to become no longer servants and no longer civil. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
In the age of term limits, unfortunately, you see power not in the people who are elected by the people, but instead… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
I still believe that term limits is the best way to ensure that the next generation, not the next election, is the… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Career politicians do not have the courage to prioritize spending and say no to demanding special interest groups who do not reflect… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Few things infuse a member of Congress with more courage than self-imposed term limits or an imminent retirement. The issues they choose… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass… — George Mason Copy Share Image
Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast… — John Adams Copy Share Image
What makes this mentality dangerous is that when the team is held together by careerism and mindless partisanship, individual members are punished… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Under my contract with the American voter, we are proposing a series of ethics reforms on day one to end government corruption.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I leave to others the sublime delights of riding in the storm, better pleased with sound sleep & a warmer berth below… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
My reason for fixing them in office for a term of years, rather than for life, was that they might have an… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Recently the country has seen too much of our legislators, seeing them as a gaggle of check-kiting, judge-smearing deadbeats who don't pay… — George Will Copy Share Image
If the voters really understood what we were up to they'd vote us out of office. — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
We need to focus on reducing property taxes. We need to focus on education funding. We need to focus on getting term… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
The longer a politician bears power, the more he is controlled by that power. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
A constitutional amendment for congressional term limits could never achieve the blessing of Congress; it could be initiated only by the states. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
I think we want to see new voices and new ideas emerge - that's part of the reason why term limits are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Chicago is the largest city in the country without mayoral term limits. This has led to entrenched leaders, a lack of new… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
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